Researching conflict in Africa
Subtitle: insights and experiences
By: edited by Elisabeth Porter ... [et al.].
Contributors: Porter, Elisabeth J.
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Tokyo, Japan; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Social conflict -- Research -- Africa.; Ethnic conflict -- Research -- Africa.; Violence -- Research -- Africa.; Research -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Eghosa Osaghae and Gillian Robinson; title: Insider-outsider issues in researching violent and divided societies / Marie Smyth; title: Preventing and managing violent conflict : the role of the researcher / Albrecht Schnabel; title: The role and function of research in a divided society : a case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria / Bolanle Akande Adetoun; title: Methodological lessons : working with Liberian and Togolese refugees in Ghana / Dominic Agyeman; title: Applying social work practice to the study of ethnic militias : the Oduduwa People's Congress in Nigeria / Isaac Olawale Albert; title: Researching ethno-political conflicts and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Arsene Mwaka Bwenge; title: Accessing the child's voice : methods used in South Africa / Jacqui Gallinetti; title: Certainty, subjectivity, and truth : reflections on the ethics of wartime research in Angola / J. Zoë Wilson; title: Gender research in violently divided societies : methods and ethics of "international" researchers in Rwanda / Erin K. Baines; title: Conclusion: Reflections on contemporary research in Africa / Elisabeth Porter.